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The Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre - De WildtNorth West Province
South Africa

Tours & Prices 20151 hour drive from Johannesburg
International Airport.
See key map (I 6). Situated in North West Province.

De Wildt Cheetah and
Wildlife Centre has gained international recognition for bringing the cheetah
back from the brink of extinction through its captive breeding programmes.
This success has been unparalleled anywhere else in the world.

Nestled in the foothills of the Magaliesberg in South Africa's North West
Province, the De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre is situated an hour from
Johannesburg. De Wildt offers you the opportunity to learn more about fascinating
creatures such as the wild dog, cheetah and various species of owls and
vultures. During your visit an experienced guide will take you on a guided
tour.

The De Wildt Cheetah Centre was established in 1971 with the aim of breeding
endangered species. Over the past two decades the Centre's efforts have
resulted in the major achievement of breeding what was once a threatened
species, the cheetah. Over the years, nearly 600 cheetah cubs have been
born at De Wildt - a dramatic contrast to the days when the cheetah population
of South Africa was estimated at a mere 700.

While the cheetah project was the base from which the Centre launched its
conservation ethic, it soon widened to include other rare and endangered
animal species such as wild dog, brown hyaena, serval cat, suni antelope,
blue and red duiker, bontebok, riverine rabbit and vultures - including
the very rare Egyptian vulture.

Many of these have been successfully bred for later reintroduction into
the wild, thus helping to re-populate areas where such species have disappeared
or are no longer abundant. Tours & Prices
2015(NB - No scheduled times
& days for all tours. Tours done on requests & bookings)